Early life
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Fe was born in Quezon City, Philippines. [1] Her family moved to the US and then to Canada when she was eight years old, settling in Montreal. [2]
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Carolyn Fe (born August 1, 1961) is a Filipino actress based in Montreal. She has released three full-length albums and an EP with the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective. Fe is also the recipient of 2018 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Calpurnia .
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Fe was born in Quezon City, Philippines. [1] Her family moved to the US and then to Canada when she was eight years old, settling in Montreal. [2]
In 2008, Fe and the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective (guitarist Rami Cassab, keyboardist Tim Alleyne, bassist Oisin Little, and drummer Dan Legault) launched their first EP, 100%. Their first full-length album, Original Sin, was released in 2011. Following Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Fe and the members Carolyn Fe Blues Collective held a fundraiser to support the Red Cross's humanitarian efforts. The fundraiser, held at the House of Jazz in Montreal, raised over $300,000. [1]
In 2014, Fe released her second full-length album, Bad Taboo. Bad Taboo had 13 tracks and was recorded by Fe and the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective. [3] The album featured performances from Guy Bélanger ("Whole Lotsa Trouble" and "Life’s Just That Good") and Shun Kikuta ("Bad Taboo"). [1] Fe released her fourth self-produced album, Sugat Ko, in August 2018 after a four-year break from releasing music. "Sugat Ko" means "my wounds" in Tagalog. [4]
In 2018, Fe played Precy, the Filipina housekeeper, in Audrey Dwyer's Calpurnia . [5] She was awarded the Toronto Theatre Critics' Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Calpurnia. [6] At the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival, Fe played Lola [Note 1] in Through the Bamboo. [7] She played Manang Flor, the matriarch, in Jo SiMalaya Alcampo's Hilot Means Healer in 2019 at The Theatre Centre. [8] In 2020, Fe was cast as Lola, the grandmother of the main character, in the Nickelodeon show Blue's Clues & You! . [9]
Fe's formed the theatre company, Altera Vitae, in 2007. In 2009, Fe directed Altera Vitae's production of Martin Sherman's Bent in partnership with GRIS-Montreal. [10] [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2010 | The Perfect Teacher | Rosa | TV movie | |
| 2020 | Condor | Carla's Mother | Season 2: episode 8 "The Road We Take" | [12] |
| 2020 | Meilleur Avant | Madame Z | Web series (French) | [12] |
| 2020 | Blue's Clues & You! | Lola | Season 2: Episodes 4 and 7 | |
| 2022 | Work It Out Wombats! | Gabriela | "Hopping Helpers," "Sparkle Pants" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | The Saver | Lita | ||
| 2018 | "Auring’s Words" | Auring | Short film | [13] |
| 2018 | "In Loving Memory" | Zhu Jin | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Death and the Maiden | Paulina Salas | [14] |
| 2013 | Marg Szkabula (Pissy's Wife) | Marg Szkaluba | [15] |
| 2016 | Sylvia | Kate | [16] |
| 2018 | Calpurnia | Precy | [17] |
| 2019 | Through The Bamboo | Lola | [7] |
| 2019 | Hilot Means Healer | Manang Flor | [8] |
| 2022 | Three Women of Swatow | Grandmother | [18] |
| 2022 | Uncle Vanya | Marina | [19] |
| Title | Album details |
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| Sugat Ko | Released: August 1, 2018 |
| Bad Taboo | Released: 2014 |
| Original Sin | Released: 2011 |
| 100% | Released: 2009 |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Lys Blues Awards | Best Blues Album & Associated Styles | Original Sin | Won | [20] |
| 2018 | Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Calpurnia | Won | [6] |
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